Oregon Inlet (Nags Head) tide times · NOAA station Oregon Inlet Marina
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Oregon Inlet (Nags Head) at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day, unequal
- Typical range
- 1.2 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.6 ftFri, Oct 1
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.2 ftSat, Jan 23
- Record high
- 7.5 ftAug 28, 2011
- High water after the moon
- 8 h 00 min
The tide at Oregon Inlet (Nags Head)
- Pattern
- Mixed, mainly twice-daily
Two highs and two lows on most days, but unequal ones. On average the higher high stands 0.3 ft above the lower high, and the lower low sits 0.3 ft below the higher low. Form number 0.35. - Typical range
- 1.2 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.36 m) - a smaller range than 84% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 0.9 ft.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 8 h 00 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Fri, Oct 1 | 9:19 am | 1.6 ft | |
| Fri, Oct 29 | 8:13 am | 1.5 ft | |
| Mon, Aug 30 | 7:42 pm | 1.5 ft |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 3:16 pm | -0.2 ft | in daylight |
| Sat, Feb 20 | 2:02 pm | -0.2 ft | in daylight |
| Sat, Feb 6 | 2:35 pm | -0.2 ft | in daylight |
137 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 7.5 ft (2.29 m) on Aug 28, 2011 - 6.3 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -1.9 ft (-0.59 m) on Mar 10, 1996.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 1.6 ft (0.50 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which falls on Oct 9, 2029.
Tide times nearby
- Duck29 mi north
- Hatteras42 mi south
- Chesapeake (Money Point)80 mi northwest
- Norfolk (Sewells Point)90 mi northwest
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel91 mi north
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. North Carolina, 35.796°N 75.548°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8652587. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.